Calculating-machine.



' PATENTED 00T..25, 1904. W. RABIGH, G. REIN n L. BHRLICH.

GALGULATING MACHINE.

APPLICATION ILED JAN. 9. 1899.

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PATENTED 00T. 25, 1004. W.'RAB10H, G. REIN & L. BHRLICH.

GALCULATING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED JAN'. 9. 1899.

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No. 773,100. PATENTED OCT. 25, 1904. W. RABIGH, G. REIN v61 L. EHRLICH'.

CALGULATING MACHINE. APPLIoATIoN FILED JAN. 9. 1899. v1ro MODEL. 11 SHEETS-SHEET a.

'No. 773.100. PATENTED OCT. 25, 1904. W. RABICH, G. REIN & L. BHRLIGH.

CALGULATING MACHINE.

APPLIOATION FILED JAN. 9. 1899. No MODEL. 11 sums-SHEET 4.

WITNESSES.- l VENTORS miba M No. 770,100. PATBNTED 00T. 25, 1904, W. 0501000. REIN (0 L. BHRLIGH.

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No. 773,100. v l .PATENT-ED OCT. 25, 1904. W. RABIGH, G. REIN & L. BHRLIGH.

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No. '7773,100. PATENTED OCT. 25, 1904. W. RABIGHfG. REIN & I.. EHRLIII.

GALCULATING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED IAN. 9, 1899.

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PATENTED OCT. 25, 1904. W. RABIOH, G. REIN a L. EHRLICH.

GALCULATING MACHINE.

APPLICATION IILBD JAN. 9. 1899.

11 SHEETS-SHEET 9.

N0 MODEL.

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GALGULATING MAGHINE.

APPLICATION HLBD JAN. 9. 1899.

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WTNESSES:

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No. 773,100. PATENTED OCT. 25, 1904..

` W. RABIGH, G. REIN & L. EHRLIGH.

CALCULATING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED JAN. 9. 1899.

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I yV] 7 NESSES No. 773,100. Patented October 25, 1904.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

WILLIAM RABICH, GUSTAV REIN, AND LEO EHRLICI-I, OF ST. LOUIS, MIS- SOURI, ASSIGNORS, BY MESNE ASSIGNMENTS, TO NATIONAL CASH REGISTER COMPANY,'OF JERSEY CITY, NEW JERSEY, A CORPORATION OF NEW JERSEY. i

CALCULATlNG-WIACHINE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 773,100, dated October 25, 1904. Application led January 9, 1899. Serial No. 701,692. (No model.)

T L7/If 1071/0777/ t VWL!! 00h/cern: enlarged detail perspective View of one ofthe Be it known that we, WILLIAM RABIGH, totalizing type-wheels, its supporting-shaft, GUs'IAV REIN, and LEO EHELIOII, citizens oi' and the turn-to-zero mechanism, part of the the United States, residing at St. Louis, in latter being shown in section. Fig. 13 rep- 5o the State ot' Missouri, have invented certain resents an enlarged detail perspective view of new and useful Improvements in Calculatingone of the printing-wheels, its connections, Machines, of which we declare the following and two of the transfer-levers. Fig. 14 rep-A to be a full, clear, and eXact description. resents an enlarged detail central vertical lon- This invention relates to improvements in gitudinal section through the paper-roll and 5 5 1o adding or calculating machines, and has more mountings. Fig. 15 represents a detail perparticular relation to the type of machine spective view of the operating disk and arm which prints Aa detail of each number or for the platen-carriage. Fig. 16 respresents amount registered by the 'keys and also at an enlarged detail perspective view of the will the sum or total of all of the amounts paper-elevating yoke and operating means 60 I5 registered. therefor. Fig. 17 represents an enlarged de- One of the several objects of the invention tail front elevation of one ot' the finger-bars is thc improvement of the printing mechanfor guiding the type-bars. Fig. 18 represents ism and the devices connecting it with the an enlarged detail perspective view of the amount-keys and the operating-handle. two left-hand transfer-bars and the latch- 65 2o In the appended drawings, forming part of lever for the same. Fig. 19 represents an this specification, Figure `1 represents a cen- Vend elevation, partly in section, of one of the tral vertical longitudinal section through the keys and its cooperating bar, the key being devices embodying our invention. Fig. 2 repin its upper position ;4 and Fig. 2O represents resents an elevation, partly in section, of the 'a similar View with the key in its depressed 70 left side of the machine. Fig. 3 represents position. a similar View of the opposite side of said In the aforesaid drawings, lrepresents the machine, a portion of the frame being broken frame of the machine; 2, the keys; 3, the printaway to more clearly disclose the internal ing-bars; 4, the printing-wheels, and 5 the opmechanism. Fig'. A represents a rear elevaerating-handle. 75 tion of our said improvements. Figa 5 repre- The keys 2, as shown in Fig. 6, are arranged sents a front elevation of the same. Fig. 6 in nine banks or series of nine keys each and represents atop plan View of the machine with each series is numbered from one to nine, the the key supporting and guiding plates refirst bank representing units, the second tens, moved. Fig. 'Yrepresentsahorizontal section the third hundreds, and so on up to the ca- 8o 3 5 through the machine on the line m x of Fig. pacity of the machine, which is limited in the 1. Figs. 8 and 9 represent, respectively, an enpresent instance to hundred millions, although larged detail perspective View of a key and a it may be oi' any desired capacity. Each of i similar View of one oi' the key bars or slides. these keys, as shown in Figs. 1 and 8, is pro- Fig. 10 represents a bottom plan View of the vided with a shank or stem 6, formed with an 8 5 machine with the bottom plate and a number annular shoulder 7 Vand loosely mounted in of the parts removed for clearness. Fig. 11 guiding apertures formed in two inclined represents an enlarged detail perspectiveview, spaced plates 8 and 9, which are suitably partly broken away, of the under side of the mounted at the top of the main frame. Coilframe and plate for supporting the pivoted springs 10 are located about the stems 6 and 9o L5 key-bar-locking plates, two of said plates bebear with their opposite ends against the ing shown in position. Fig. IQrepresents an shoulders 7 and the plate 9, whereby said stems are normally forced upward, said upward movement being limited by stop-pins 11, mounted on said stems and adapted to enthe under side oli said plate 9. The stems of the respective lateral rows of keys are of dilierent lengths, so that the lower ends oi' all of said stems will lie in the same horizontal plane. Each bank of the said keystems cooperates with a key bar or slide 12, (see Fig. 9,) and as all olf these bars and the devices to which they are respectively connected and operate are similar in construction and operation we will describe one only, and this description will suliice for all. The lower end oi' each oi' said stems is iiat upon two sides, as at 13 and 14. and is formed with a lateral channel or groove 15. Each of said stems is further provided upon its i'iat side 13 with a laterally-projecting stop-pin 17. The said bar 12 is Vformed with a longitudinal groove 18, which by its location forms a horizontal retaining-flange 19 near the upper edge of the bar. This flange is slotted, as at 20, to permit ot' the pins 17 passing down through the same when the keys are depressed. (See Figs. 5, 8, and 9.) After a pin has passed down through one of these slots in the horizontal liange the bar is released and allowed to slide longitudinally, as hereinafter more fully described, and thus the flange will pass over the pin, as shown in Fig. 20, and hold the key in its depressed position against the tension oi' its spring until the bar is again returned to normal position. (See Figs. 5, 8, and 9.) This structure also prevents the consecutive operation of two or more keys in the same bank during a single operation oi' the machine, as the longitudinal movement of the bar 12 after a key has been depressed causes all of the slots 2O to pass out of alinement with the pins of the respective keys, and thus brings the l'lange 19 under the same to act as a stop. The said bar is guided and supported in position under its respective bank oi' keys by two transverse guide-bars 21, having' suitable guiding-apertures through which said bar loosely passes. (SeeFigs. 1 and 5.) Said bar is also formed with a series of lateral stop projections 22, one for each key-stern, as shown in Fig. 9, said projections being different distances from their respective key-stems, accordingto the value of the key. The projection which cooperates with the sing'le-unit key will of course be the closest toits respective keystem, while that of the nine-units key will be the greatest distance irom its key-stem. Then the keys are in their normal positions, the projections 22 are in alinement with the grooves 15 andmay pass through the same, so that the keys will not while in these positions inter- Jfere with the longitudinal movement of the key-bar. The said key-bar is held in its normal position with the slots 20 directly under the pins 17 by a nose 23, formed on one of a series of pivoted latch-plates 24 and engaging a shoulder 25, formed on the under side of said bar. This plate 24 is pivoted in a frame 26, so that its stop-nose 23 normally projects through a suitable aperture formed in a guide-plate 27, over which the key-bar operates and engages the aforesaid shoulder 25. Each of said plates 24 is held in its normal position by a coil-spring 28, which bears against the under side of the plate 27 and is mounted on a stud carried by an arm 29, Yfast to said plate. The said plate 27 is `further provided with a series of apertures 30, (see Fig. 11,) located directly below the lower ends ol the key-stems, so that when a key is depressed its stem will pass through one of said apertures and engage and force its respective plate 24 downward, and thus withdraw the nose 23 out of the path ot' the shoulder 25 and leave the key-bar free to move longitudinally until the projection 22, which cooperates with the operated key, contacts with the side 14 et said key-shank. The downward movement o1E each et' the plates 24 is limited by stop-pins 31, mounted on the frame 26.

Vhen one of the slides 12 is released, as above described, it is forced forward by one of a series of pivotcd levers 32, mounted upon a transverse shalft 33, as shown in `Figs. 1 and 4. This lever is 'formed above its pivot-point with an elongated slot 34, into which projects a pin 35, mounted on the said bar 12, whereby the lever and bar move together. The bar 12 is further guided and held in position by an arm 34, (see Figs. 2 and 4,) secured tothe lever and also formed with an elongated slot 34", which receives a pin 34C, mounted on said bar. A laterally-projecting rigid arm 36 is also mounted on said lever above its pivotpoint and is lormed at its outer end with a shallow V-shaped notch 37, adapted to receive the sharp upper wedge-shape end ot' one ot' a series of plunger-rods38. This rod is guided at its upper end by a transverse slotted plate 39, through which said rod projects, and at its lower end by a transverse bar 40, having' downwardly-liaring apertures 41, one for each rod. The upper side of this bar 4() is 'formed with a shallow V-shaped groove 41", in which rest a number oi' sleeves 42, having' sharp V- shaped ends, so that they may rock from side to side in said shallow groove. The aforesaid rod 38, which is formed near its upper end with a shoulder 43, projects through one of the sleeves 42, so that a coil-spring 44, surrounding said rod, will bear with its opposite ends against the sleeve 42 and the shoulder 43, and thus 'force the rod normally upward. 1t will be seenfrom the above that the rod 38 may rock in its guides, and thus follow the movements of the arm 36 and lever 32, which it is operating. The said bar 4() is formed near each end with vertical apertures, through which pass rigid vertical screw-threaded standards 49, upon which are mountedv adjusting- The bar 40 rests upon these nuts,

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and thus may be raised or lowered at will to increase or decrease the tension of the spring 44. It will also be seen from the above that the movement of the lever 32 under the impulse of the spring 44 is limited by the keybar, which is in turn stopped according to the value of the key operated, as above de scribed. The action of the spring 44 in starting the movement of theV lever 32 and other devices connected thereto is assisted by one of a series of flat springs 45, which is mounted upon a rock-block 46 and bears against the lower end of said lever. This block is suitably pivoted on the base of the frame and is adapted to be rocked, .as hereinafter more fully described, to cause said spring to bear against the lever or withdraw it from contact with the same. The said levers 32 are spaced upon the shaft 33 by sleeves 33, which are located between them on said shaft, and thus occupy nearly the entire width of the machine, and it is thus necessary to curve said levers below their pivot-point out of their vertical planes, so as to bring their lower ends close together (see Fig. 4) for the attachment of devices hereinafter more fully described.

' A yoke 47 (see Figs. 1 and 4) is pivoted in the upper part of the main frame in proximity to the upper ends of the levers 32 and is adapted to contact with said levers to force any of the same that may have been operated back to normal position, and thus release the key or keys that have been operated. A sliding bar 48 is suitably mounted in the frame of the machine, as shown in Fig. 3, and is provided at its rear end with a vertical extension 49, the upper end of which is slotted to straddle the cross-bar of the yoke 47, and thus operate the same when said sliding bar is actuated. This bar is normally drawn forward by a coil-spring 50, which connects it with the main frame, and is operated by connection with the movable parts of the machine, so as to be reciprocated once during each operation of the machine, as hereinafter more fully described. The outer protruding end of the bar is provided with a button or knob 51, whereby it may be operated independently of the movements of the machine. This independent operation is necessary when an error has been made in operating a key and it is desired to release the key without operating the machine.

One of a series of link-rods 52 is pivotally connected to the lower end of each lever 32 and is in turn pivotally connected to one of a series of type-bars 3. Each of these typebars is formed with an elongated slot 54, through which project two lateral supportingbars 55, whereby said type-bar is held in the proper horizontal position, but at the same time is allowed to be moved longitudinally by the rod 52. These type bars are further guided,'spaced, and heldin position against any lateral displacement by two finger-bars 55, (see Figs. 1 and 17,) so mounted on the main frame that their fingers project between said type-bars. Each of said type-bars is provided along its upper side with a series of spaced types for the printing-numerals from Zero to nine and along its lower side with a series of rack-teeth 57. These type-bars are vadapted to print a detail of each amount'registered upon the machine and in addition are arranged to operate the totalizing type-wheels 4 through the medium of the rack-teeth 57. These rack-teeth are adapted to mesh with a series of pinions 58, which are fast to the respective type-wheels- Each of these type-wheels is provided upon its periphery with ten spaced types for printing numerals from Zero to nine. These wheels are journaled upon a transverse shaft 59, which in turn is journaled in a frame 60, pivotally supported at its forward end by hangers 61, (see Fig.'2,) and provided at its rear end with an angular slotted arm 62, by means of which said frame is rocked, as hereinafter more fully described. When the frame is depressed, the pinions 58 are withdrawn from engagement with the rack-bars, and thus leave the type-wheels free to be turned by the transfer devices hereinafter described. A series of pivoted pawls 63 are mounted in the frame and are normally forced forward into engagement with the respective pinions 58 by fiat springs 64, mounted thereon and bearing against a cross-bar 65 of said pivoted frame. These pawls prevent any accidental displacement of the wheels 4 when the rack-teeth 57 are disengaged from the pinions 58 and also act as alining means for the types on said wheels to always hold them to the correct printing position. Each of said type-wheels is also provided with a shallow radial groove 66, (see Fig. 12,) in which is pivoted a pawl 66, said pawl being of less width than the groove and provided with a spring 66", which normally tends to force it to one side of said groove. The inner end of the pawl 66 is beveled and normally rests against the periphery of said shaft 59. This shaft is formed with a longitudinal groove 67, having a radial wall and a tangential wall. When theshaft is rotated in a forward direction, the end of the pawl 66 enters the groove 67 and contacting with the radial wall is forced against the side of its groove, so that the wheel will locate with the shaft; but when the wheel is turned forward the bevel end of the pawl will contact with `the tangential wall of the groove and said pawl will only be forced out of the groove against the tension of its spring without becoming fast to the shaft. The aforesaid shaft 59 is provided near one end (see Figs. 5 and 12) with a sleeve 68, fast thereto and formed with an annular groove 69, into which project the arms of a yoke-plate 71, which is lmounted upon a bracket 72, secured to the IOO Aframe GO. By this means all longitudinal movement of the said shaft is prevented without in any wise interfering with its rotary movements. The end of the shaft is square, at at 73, and is adapted to be turned by a short shaft 74, which is formed in its end with a square recess for the reception of said square end. This shaft 74 is provided upon its outer end with a milled thumb nut or knob 75, whereby it is turned and is supported in position in proximity to the shaft 59 by a journal-sleeve 76, mounted upon the main frame. A coil-spring 77 is mounted upon said shaft 74, within said sleeve and bears with its opposite ends against a shoulder 78, formed on said shaft and a stationary cam-disk 82, mounted at the inner end of the sleeve, said shaft passing' through the center of said disk. The tendency of this spring' 77 is to normally force the shaft 74 outward away from the shaft 59. Then said shaft 74 is in its normal position, a radial arm 80, mounted thereon near its inner end, is seated in a radial groove 81, 'formed in the cam-disk 82, and thus prevents the rotation of said shaft as long as it remains in this normal position. The said cam-disk 82 is formed with two shoulders 83 and 84, while the arm 8() is provided with an angularspring-plate 85. Then in normal position, the plate 85 rests against the shoulder 83. and thus prevents any backward rotation of the shaft 74. After the initial movement of the shaft 74 the plate snaps over the shoulder 84, and thus prevents the shaft being returned to its normal position except by a forward movement.

It willbe observed from the abovethat after the shaft 74 has been forced forward to engage the shaft 59 and disengage the arm 8O from groove 81 and then slightly turned it cannot be disengaged from said shaft59 until it has made a complete revolution, as it cannot be turned backward after itsinitial movement, and will not disengage from the shaft 59 until the arm 8O has again become seated in the g'roove 81, which only occurs when said shaft has returned to normal position. As the shaft 59 is carried by the rocking frame 60, it is only in alinement with the shaft 74 when'said frame is in a middle or intermediate position, and it therefore becomes necessary to provide means for arresting said frame at the proper point when it is desired to couple the shafts and turn the type-wheels to zero. These arresting devices are hereinafter described in connection with the operating means with which they intimately cooperate.

The transfer devices between the respective printing-wheels may be grouped into two classes, the first being the transfer devices, which are positively operated by said wheels when they rece-ive motion from the rack-bars, as heretofore described, and the other being the devices which effect a transfer, which is necessary because of a previous transfer and which must be accomplished independently of the operating rack-bars.

The first-mentioned transfer devices may be described as follows: Each of the aforesaid printing-wheels is provided on one side with a mutilated disk 86 (see Fig. 1B) and also with a stud or projection 87. The transfer Afrom one of said type-wheels tothe next higher denomination is effected upon the descent of the frame 60 by a series of slidable transfer-bars 88, mounted in suitable guide-bars ofthe main frame. (See Figs.1,13, and 18.) Each of these bars is provided at one end with an operatingnose 89, adapted to cooperate with one of the pinions 58, and also with an incline or camlug 90, which is in turn adapted to be struck by the projection 87 of its respective typewheel to draw the bar 88 rearward. Each of said projections 87 is so located with respect to the types of its respective wheels as to engage and move its lug 90 after the wheel has made a complete revolution and as the Zerotype is moved to printing position. lt will be observed by reference to Fig. 18 of the drawings that while the stud 87 of one wheel operates the lug 90 of its respective bar 88 the nose 89 of this bar projects into a plane to cooperate with the pinion of the adjoining or next higher type-wheel. Thus when one wheel has made a complete revolution it moves rearward the transfer-bar for the adjoining wheel. This rearward movement of a transfer-bar takes place of course when the carriage or frame (SO is in its upper position, so that as said Aframe descends the nose 89 of the operated bar will engage its respective pinion 58, and thus rotate the wheel carrying said pinion a distance su'llicient to bring' the next highest type thereon to printing position. In order to hold said transfer-bars 88 against accidental displacement from the positions to which they are moved, we provide a series of pivoted pawls 91, mounted upon a cross-bar 92 of the main :frame and normally forced downward by a series of bow-springs 9?, fast to the respective pawls and having their outer ends secured under a cross -bar 94 of said main frame. (See Figs. 1 and 13.) The operating ends of the said pawls 91 rest upon the tops of said transfer-bars and coperate with notches 95 and 96, vformed therein, to hold the said bars in their inner and outer positions against accidental displacement. Each of said bars is further vformed with a longitudinal groove 97 (see Fig. 18) 'for the reception of a latch-bar 98, hereinafter described, and also at one end upon its under side with two notches or recesses 99 and 199. A cross-bar 101, (see Fig. 1,) mounted on the main frame, extends transversely through all of the recesses 99, and thereby limits the movement of said transfer-bars. A series of independent pivoted locking-levers 102 are mounted upon a cross-bar 103 of the main frame. Each of these levers is formed with a shoul- IOO ITO

der 104, which is of a width double that of the lever, so as to extend to one side of the same. The said laterally-extending portion of the shoulder projects into the notch 100 of its respective transfer-bar, so as to be capable of operating the bar to return it to normal position and also of being operated by the bar to throw the lever rearward, as hereinafter described. The last lever 102 is formed with an extra-wide shoulder, which projects to both sidesof thesarne, so as to cooperate with both of the two last transfer-bars, as shown in Fig. 18. This formation is necessary, because of the fact that while there are eight transfer-bars there are only seven levers 102. After the levers 102 have been drawn rearward by the rearward movements of their respective transfer-bars they are returned to their normal positions by a transverse rock-plate 106, pivoted on a shaft 106, which is mounted in the main frame (see Fig. 1) and arranged to be operated upon each operation of the machine by a sliding bar 107. This bar is suitably mounted in the main frame (see Fig. 3) and is arranged to contact at its forward end with an ear 108, formed on the rock-plate 106, and normally forced rearward by a spring 109, which is wound about the pivot-shaft 1065L of plate 106 and bears with its opposite ends one against the main frame and the other against the ear 108. The bar 107 is actuated upon each operation of the machine by means of an ear or plate 1072 secured fast to it and formed with a vertical groove 107b and a notch 107. (See Figs. 5 and 7.) The said groove receives the end of a spring 107, which is mounted upon a stud 107", so that the plate 107a is normally forced rearward. The notch 107e is adapted to receive a headed rod 107f, which is loosely mounted in an aperture formed in the main operating-carriage 158, hereinafter more fully described. The head of the rod 107: lies upon one side of said plate 107, while a nut 107h is mounted upon said rod upon the opposite side of the plate. A coil-spring 107i surrounds the rod and bears with one end against the nut 1071. Vhen the carriage 158 is moved forward, as hereinafter more fully described, it will pass along the rod 107" until the front of the carriage compresses the spring 107. This action will cause the plate 107a to move forward, and thus operate the rod 107 and .throw the latch-levers 102 forward. This foradded, thereby necessitating a transfer from the units-wheel to the tens-wheel and also a transfer from the tens to the hundreds wheel. A series of transfer-levers 110 are pivoted upon a transverse shaft 111, mounted in the main frame, and are each provided with a pivoted stop-pawl 112. The oiiice of these levers is to set the transfer-bars independently of the movements of their respective typewheels when a transfer is made necessary by a transfer. The pawls 112 are mounted upon their respective levers near the upper ends of the same and are limited in their movements by stop-pins 118, also mounted on said levers. (See Fig. 18.) Springs 115 have their upper ends secured in the metal of the respective pawls in any suitable manner and bear with their free ends against stop-pins 116, also mounted on said levers, so that the pawls are normally forced forward into contact with the pins 113 and with their operating ends projecting from the sides of said levers. These projecting ends of the pawls are arranged to normally rest upon the inner upturned ends of the latch-bars 98, and thus prevent the rocking of the levers upon their fulcrums. Each of the levers 110 is further provided upon each side with an operating pin or stud 117, said pins being arranged to cooperate with the .inner beveled ends 118 of the bars 88, located upon the opposite sides of the` same, so that when the bars are re-` turned to normal position, as above described, they will effect the initial return movement of the levers 110, if the same have been operated, so that the shoulders 104 of the levers 102 may pass under the shoulders 119 of the levers 110, as hereinafter described. The last part of the return movement of the levers 110 is effected by the upper portions of the levers 102 striking the same and studs 105 on said levers striking the pawls 112, which latter action causes the pawls to positively return to their normal positions above their respective latch-bars. The above operation takes place, of course, only if the levers 110 have been operated to effect a transfer which was caused by a transfer. If a single transfer only has been accomplished, then the lever 102 that has been operated is returned. Each of the latching-bars 98 is normally held in the path of the projecting portion of its respective pawl 112 by its cam-disk 86, mounted on its respective type-wheel and engaging an an arm 119a, formed on said bar, (see Fig. 18,) so that the lever 110 is thereby locked against operation. When a type-wheel reaches a point where the 9 type stands in printing position, the flat side of its cam-disk 86 permits its respective latching-bar 98 to pass forward under the impulse of a spring 120, which connects it with the main frame, (see Fig. 1,) and thus withdraws the rear end of 112, which leaves the lever carrying the pawl IOO lIO

free as far as the latch-bar is concerned; but in addition to these latch-bars each lever 110 is locked in normal position by the shoulder 104 of its lever 102, said shoulder projecting' under a shoulder119, formed on the lever 110. As before stated, each of the aforesaid levers 102 is provided at its upper end with a later'- ally-projecting stud 105. In each case this stud 105 projects into alincmeut with the pawl 112 of one of the levers 110, while the shoulder 105i. of the lever carrying said stud projects under the shoulder 119 of the adjoining' lever 110.

1t will be seen from the above that each of the transfer-levers 110 'is double-latehed in normal position and cannot be operated until both of said latches are sprung. The lirst of these latches, the levers 102, are, as before described, operated by the transfer-bars and also by the movements of the levers110, as hereinafter described. The second of the latches for the bars 97 are released by the cams 86 upon the type-wheels. 1f three of the typewheelsfor example, the units, tens, and hundreds wheels-stood at 999 and one were added to the iirst or units wheel, this would necessitate two transfers, or rather a transfer following a transfer. As the type-wheels stand at 9 the latch-bars 97 are of course out of operative position, and the levers 110 are simply latched against operation by the levers 102. New upon the movement of the units-wheel by its rack-bar its transfer-bar 88 is drawn rearward, which operation rocks its lever 102. This movement of the lever 102 completely unlocks the adjoining' lever 110 of the tens-wheel by moving' the shoulder 104 from under the shoulder 119. Now when the said lever 110 of the tens-wheel is operated to have its upper portion forced rearward, as hereinafter described, its pawl 112 engages and forces rearward the stud 105, resting against the same, and thereby operates the next succeeding or hundreds wheel lever 102, carrying said stud, so as to move the shoulder 104: of the lever from under the shoulder 119 of the adjoining or hundredswheel lever 110, and since said hundredswheel stands at 9 this lever 110 for the hundreds-wheel is now completely unlocked in the same way in which the tens-wheel has been described to be unlocked, so that upon the operation of this hundreds-wheel lever 110 by the operating mechanism in the manner to be described the same sequence of movements will take place between the hundredswheel and the thousands-wheel that has just been described between the tens-wheel and the hundreds-wheel. The rearwardmovements of the levers 110 cause the pins 117 to-engage the bevel ends of the transfer-bars, and thus force them rearward to operative position, the only levers 110 which are thus operated being the ones which had been wholly unlocked, as above described. The movements of the levers 110 are produced by the operating mechanism and in proper succession, as later to be described, and of course occur bcfore the frame 60 moves downward, so that when said frame is moved downward a transfer will occur upon each wheel for which the respective transfer-bar 88 has been moved rearward. The stud 105 is omitted from the first lever 102 of the series, as there is no pawl 112 to the right of the said lever 102 to cooperate with said stud.

As the withdrawal of the end of one of the latch-bars 98 from the path of its respective pawl 112 only continues during' the time its type-wheels stands at 9, it becomes necessary to provide means for preventing' the pawl 112 again engaging' the latch-bar when it resumes its normal position. This we accomplish by providing coil-springs 121, which surround studs 122 on the respective levers 110'and are supported in position, so as to exert pressure upon said levers by a recessed bar 123, into which they project. (See Fig. 1.) This bar is mounted upon a frame 12-1, which latter is pivotally supported in position by apertured trunnion-ears 125, formed at opposite sides of its upper portion and which receive trunnion-screws 126, mounted in the main frame. (See Fig. 3.) The frame 124C is normally forced backward at its upper end by coils'prings 127, which are mounted in suitable sockets in the main frame and surround pins 128, mounted on said frame 124. The inward movement of the lower end of this frame is limited by set-screws 129, mounted thereon and arranged to contact with the main frame. The lower end of this frame 124 acts as a stop for the levers 110 in the following manner: Then one of the latch-bars 98 is drawn rearward and out of the path of its pawl 112, the lever 110,c:,n'rying said pawl,is thrown slightly rearward by its spring 121 and is stopped by the lower end of said lever contacting' with the lower portion of said frame 124. This movement naturally depresscs the projecting' nose of the pawl 112, so that when the latchbar is moved back to its original position it does not pass under the pawl, but contacts with the front of the same and forces it back slightly against the tension of its spring. lt will further be observed that as the frame 124inormally acts as a stop for the levers 110 when the latter are moved avery slight distance by their springs 121, as above described, it will assist in returning' said levers to their normal positions when they are fully operated, as such full operation will move the frame and compress the springs 127. As one of said levers 110 upon being' operated releases the next higher lever in an operation of transfer such as just described, it becomes necessary to provide means for operating said levers consecutively. This we effect by providing' a series of graduated plunger-s 129 and mountmg the same in a sliding bar 130.

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1 and 10.) This bar is formed with a plurality of spaced passages 131, having shoulders 132 formed at their inner ends. The plungers 129, which are mounted in these passages, are also formed with shoulders 133, and coilsprings 134 surround said plungers and bear with their opposite ends against the respective shoulders 132 and 133, so as to normally tend to force the plungers forward out of the passages, said forward movement being limited by stop-pins 135, passed through the respective plungers beyond the bar 130. As before mentioned, the said plungers 129 are of different lengths, decreasing from the right to the left, so that when the bar 130 is forced forward the levers 110 will receive pressure successively from right to left and will be operated when they are released, as above described. Only such levers 100 as have been released from the shoulders 104 and the latch-bars will be operated by the said plungers, and those which have not been released will simply act as stops for their respective plungers, which latter will be forced back in their respective recesses against the tension of their springs as the bar 130 advances. This bar is secured atits opposite ends to sliding rods 136, (see Fig. 10,) which are mounted in apertured lugs 137 of the main frame and are connected at their rear ends by a cross-bar 138. This bar is provided near its middle with two spaced lugs 139, between which is pivoted a spring-pressed latch-lever 140, having a bevel-faced hook end 141, as shown in Fig. 1. The said bar 138 is further provided with an apertured lug 142, to which is secured one end of a coil-spring 143, the opposite end of said spring being secured to a portion of the main frame, so as to exert a tension to normally retract the bar 138. The end 141 of said latch-lever is arranged to cooperate with a sliding bar 144, having an aperture 145, formed with a bevelwall 146 and into which said hook end is arranged to enter. One side of the bar 144 projects into a groove 147, (see Figs. 5-and 10,) formed in a portion of the frame, while the opposite side of said bar is rigidly attached to a sliding rod 148, mounted in apertured lugs 149 of the main frame. rlhis rod 148 is normally held in a retracted position by a coil-spring 150, which surrounds the same and bears with its opposite ends against one of the lugs 149 and a collar 151, fast to said rod. Vhen the said rod 148 is forced forward, as hereinafter described, it carries the bar 144 with it, and this bar engaging the hook 141 of the lever 140 carries the bar 138 forward also, which action results in a forward movement of the plungers 129, as be fore described.

As it is absolutely necessary that the plungers 129 be fully operated and returned to their normal positions during the initial movement of the machine and before the frame 60 has been depressed, the hook 141 must be disengaged from the' bar 144 after the last plunger yhas contacted with and exerted a pressure upon its lever 110. To accomplish this result, we provide a rigid bevel-lug 152 at the forward part of the main frame, as shown in Fig. 1, and arrange the same so that it will engage the protruding bevel end 141 of the lever 140 upon the forward movement of said lever, and thus force the lever down against the tension of its spring until its hook end is free of the wall of the aperture 145. The spring 143 will now draw the bar 138 and devices connected thereto back to their original positions, while the bar 144 will continue its movement until it is in turn released and snaps back to its original position under the impulse of its retracting-spring 150. As the bar 144 moves back to normal position the end 141 of the lever140 again enters the aperture 145, and the parts are again ready for operation. The said bar148 is guided at its rear end by an apertured lug 154, mounted on the main frame, and is adapted to abut at the end of its rapid rearward movement against a fiexible buffer 155, mounted on the main frame. A block or collar 156 is mounted fast on said rod 148 near its rear end and is adapted to be engaged by a pivoted spring-pressed hook 157, (see Fig. 3,) which is mounted on the main operating carriage or slide 158. is formed with a bevel end 159 and a bevel projection 160, so that when the carriage 158 moves rearward the bevel end 159 will contact with the collar 156, so that the hook will ride over and catch upon said collar. The forward movement of the operating-carriage will now cause the hook 157 to draw the rod 148 forward until the bevel projection 160 contacts with the bevel top of the lug 154, which will raise the hook and permit the rod 148 to return to normal position, as before described, while the operating-carriage continues its forward movement. The said bar 144 is further provided with two apertured lugs 44, to which are pivoted the respective arms of a yoke 44h. This yoke is provided at its center with a lug 44C, which is also pivoted between lugs 44d, mounted on a slide 33. This slide is mounted in guides 33" on the frame 60, so that it will move with the yoke 44b when the latter is actuated by the movements of the bar 144. `(See Fig. 10.) The upper surface of said slide 33n isslightly inclined, so that when said slide is moved forward this inclined surface will engage the under sides of the pawls 63, and thus force said pawls positively upward to cause them to bring the printing-wheels into true printing alinement, as better shown in Fig. 1. The carriage 158 has practically the form of a yoke, as best seen in Fig. 5, and the two arm of said yoke are movably supported in position by longitudinal guide-bars. 161, secured at their opposite ends to the main frame. The carriage receives motion from the operating This hook 9 IOO.

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lever or handle 5, which is pivoted upon the main Yframe and is provided at its lower end with a laterally-1)rojecting stud 162, upon which is pivotally mounted a block 163. (See Fig. This block projects between two spaced lugs 1621, mounted on the lower part of said carriage, so that as said lever is oscillated the carriage will Vfollow its movements without any binding action, as the block 163 is free to move up and down between the lugs 164. 1n order to compel a. complete movement of the carriage at each operation of the machine, we provide the same with a pivoted pawl 165, which is normally held in a vertical position by a coil-spring 166, which connects it to said carriage. This pawl is arranged to cooperate with a stationary rackbar 167, mounted on the main frame and so located that the said pawl 165 must assume an inclined position in order to engage the rackteeth of the same. Recesses 168 are 'formed in the bar 167 near each end, so that when the pawl reaches these peints it may assume a vertical position, and thus be capable of being reversed, so as to move in an opposite direction over the rack-bar upon the return stroke.

As before stated, the sliding' bar 18 for returning the levers 32 to normal position is connected to the movable parts of the machine, so as to be operated upon each operation of the machine. This is accolnplished by means of a pendent arm 169, fast to said bar and arranged to be struck by a pivoted pawl 170, (see Fig. 3,) mounted on a vertical extension of the carriage 158. This pawl is normally held in its upper position to engage said arm by a spring 171, connected thereto and bearing against a pin 172, mounted on said carriage, said upward movement being limited by a pin 173, also mounted on said carriage. The pawl is further provided with a curved extension or arm 171, havingabeveled end 175 and arranged to be operated by contacting with an antifri ction-sleeve 176, jo u rnaled on the main frame. 1V hen the carriage 158 moves forward, the pawl 170 is depressed against the tension of its spring by striking the lower end of the arm169, and thus passes under said arm and springs up upon the opposite side ofthe same. New when the movement of the carriage 158 is reversed the vertical wall of thepawl17() will engage the arm 169 and force the same forward until the-bevel end 175 of the arm 17e strikes the sleeve 176, when the pawl will be forced down, so as to release the arm 16) and allow the bar 48 to assume its normal position under the impulse of its spring 5l). Said pawl 170 further carries a stud 177, which is adapted to abut against the stem 178 of a special locking-key 179 when said key is depressed, and thus arrest the movement of the machine. This special key is mounted in the plates 8 and 9 in a similar manner to the regular keys and is provided near its lower end with a laterally-1irojccting pin 180, which is arranged to coperate with a pivoted spring-pressed latch 181, mounted on the main frame. l'Vhen said special key is depressed, this latch catches the pin 180, and thus holds the key in its depressed position in the path of the stud 177. Ylf the machine is now operated, the stud will contact with the stem of the special key after the machine has made a partial m vement, and thus bring the machine to rest at its intermediate position. \Vhen the parts are in this position, the vframe 60 has been moved just Vfar enough to bring the shaft 5'() into alinement with the socket formed in the shaft 74, so that the latter may be moved `forward to couple the shafts and turn Ythe type-wheels to zero, as before described. The aforesaid latch 181 is provided with an arm or extension 182, whereby it may be tipped against the tension of its spring' to discngage it from the pin on the key-stem, and thus allow the special key to assume its normal position, this latch 181 being situated within the casing of the machine and of course accessible only to the person having authorized access to the interior of the machine.

As before stated, the'frame 6l) is rocked on its pivots by an angular slotted arm 62, (see Figs. 1 and 16,) and this arm in turn receives motion Afrom an anti'friction-sleeve 18?), which projects into the slot of said arm and is mounted upon a rigid arm 18-1, secured to the carriage 158, so as to move with the same. lt will be observed by reference to Fig. 1 that the slot in the arm 62 is horizontal 'for the greater partof its length, with an inclined portion near its middle. This peculiar structure of the arm causes it to be depressed only after the first quarter of the mevenient of the machine has been made, which allows Yfull time Yfor the setting' of the transfer-bars, as before described, before the frame 6l) is depressed by said arm to accomplish the transfer.

As the principal operation of the ltype-bars and type-wheels does not take place during the operation of the lever 5, but upon the depression of the keys 2, it becomes necessary to provide suflicient spring force to accomplish these movements, which force, as before described, is derived Yfrom springs datand -1-15. Said latter springs are simply intended to assist in the initial movement of the levers B2, which they engage, and are adapted to relax their tension when the said levers are being returned to normal positions by the yoke 17, as before described. This relaxing of the springs is accomplished by the rocking of the pivoted block 46, upon which said springs are mounted. The devices for accomplishing' this result are more clearly shown in Figs. 2 and 1() and comprise a lever 185, Yfast to one end of the block 16, and a spring 186, fast to the base or frame and engaging said lever to normally force the same upward, so that the springs 45 will engage the levers 52 under tension.

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lever 185 is formed near its forward end with an inclined portion 187, which is engaged by the arm 184 when the carriage 158 is moved forward, and thus depresses said lever and'rocks the block 46 backward. As this movement of said block is not sufficient to fully remove the springs 45 from the paths of the levers 32, the said block must be further rocked, and to accomplish this result we provide the side of the lever 185 with a pivoted frog 188, which in turn is provided with a stop-pin 189, projecting into a short slot 190, formed in said lever. The pin is normally held in the lower end of the slot by a spring 190", mounted on the lever 185 and engaging the protruding end of said pin. As the said carriage 158 passes forward an antifriction-roller 191, mounted thereon, passes under the frog 188, so as to engage the under side of the same forward of its pivot, and thus force said forward end of the frog upward against the tension of the spring 1903. When said roller 191 passes free of the forward end of the frog, the latter will assume its normal position, whereby upon the return of the carriage the roller 191 will engage the incline top of the frog and force the same, together with the lever 185, downward. This latter movement of the lever retracts the springs 45 to such a degree that the levers 32 may be returned to normal position without putting the said springs under tension. As the carriage continues its rearward movement the roller 191 passes to the rear of the pivot-point of the frog, and thus again rocks said frog on its fulcrum, so that when it passes free from the rear end of said frog the latter will again return to its original position ready for the next operation. After said roller has passed to the rear of the frogfulcrum on the back stroke the lever 185 under the action of the spring 186 gradually assumes its normal position as the roller passes along the frog, and thus causes the springs 45 to again engage the levers 32 under tension, so as to be ready for the neXt opera?` tion of the machine.

We have now described the devices for moving the type-bars, type-wheels, and cooperating mechanism, and we will therefore now pass on to a description of the devices for feeding the paper strip forward and depressing the same into contact with the typebars and type-wheels to print the details and totals registered thereon, as the case may be. The said paper strip 192 is mounted upon a spool 193, which in turn is mounted upon a hollow shaft 194, provided at one end with a grooved wheel 195 (see Figs. 7 and 14) and formed at the opposite end with an annular groove 196. The said spool is held on the said shaft 194 under spring tension by adetachalole nut 197, which is apertured to slip over said shaft and is provided with a spring-pressed pawl 198, which is adapted to enter the groove 196, and thus hold the nut in position on the shaft. A coil-spring 199 is mounted in the end of the nut 197, so that when said nut is applied in position on the shaft said spring will be compressed against the end of the spool, and thus create a tension to prevent accidental turning of said spool. When it is desired to place a new spool of paper upon the shaft, the nut is simply removed by disengaging its pawl from the annular groove in the shaft. This shaft is journaled upon a rod 200, which is iiXed to a standard 201, mounted on the main frame, and is adapted to be moved laterally on said rod by the arms of a yoke 202, which project into the groove of the wheel 195. This yoke is formed on the end of an arm 203, which is mounted on a laterally-movable carriage or slide 204. Said yoke 202 is formed with a suitable socket, in which is mounted a coil-spring 2021, the outer end of which bears against a tension-plate 202D, also projecting into the groove of the wheel 195. Said plate 202b is formed with anl ear 202C, which is pivotally mounted upon the arm 203. Said carriage 204 rests upon a cross-bar 205 of the main frame and is held against lateral di'splacement by lugs 206, formed on said bar, and prevented from rising oli its seat by headed bolts 207-., which extend through slots 208, formed in said bar, and engage said carriage. This carriage carries paper-feeding rollers 209 and 210 and is only moved laterally when the sum-total of a series of numbers is to be printed. rThis lateral movement of the carriage and the paper strip carried thereby is necessary, because the type-bars print out of alinement with the type-wheels, as they areA located between the same, and it is therefore necessary to move the paper, with the several numbers printed thereon, to the left, so as to bring the columns of figures directly in line with the printing positions of said type-wheels. The roller 209, which is covered with some ieXilole material, such as rubber, is journaled in slots 211, formed in standards 212, mounted at each side of the carriage 204. One of the journal ends of said roller is provided with a ratchet-wheel 213, (see Fig. 7,) and this wheel is arranged to be moved one tooth at each operation of the machine by a spring-pressed pawl-arm 214, pivotally mounted on the carriage 158 and adapted to ride over the ratchetwheel on the rearward stroke, but engage and move it on the forward stroke; Said pawlarm normally rests upon a stop-pin 214 and is thus held in the proper position to engage the wheel 213. Said ratchet-wheel 213 is also engaged by a spring-pressed locking-pawl 215, mounted on the carriage 204, and is thus guarded against accidental movement or backward rotation. The end of the roller 210opposite from the wheel 213 is provided with a gearfwheel 216, which normally meshes with a similar gear-wheel 217, mounted on the end of the roller 210. This latter roller is also journaled in the slots 211 and is held to enlOO ISO 

